Space Study Guide
... formed the sun (same process as other stars). As the cloud collapsed, it formed into a rotating disk and spun faster and faster which caused it to flatten. Planetesimals, or particles that become planets, began to form in the disk. As the planetesimals grew larger, their gravitational attraction als ...
... formed the sun (same process as other stars). As the cloud collapsed, it formed into a rotating disk and spun faster and faster which caused it to flatten. Planetesimals, or particles that become planets, began to form in the disk. As the planetesimals grew larger, their gravitational attraction als ...
Weeks 11-13
... Students will understand that the earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called the atmosphere that is essential to life because of some of the gasses it contains. SC-5-EU-U-4 Students will understand that air is free to move from place to place all across the planet and this movement ...
... Students will understand that the earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called the atmosphere that is essential to life because of some of the gasses it contains. SC-5-EU-U-4 Students will understand that air is free to move from place to place all across the planet and this movement ...
Earth`s Moon
... Asteroids are often called minor planets. The area near Jupiter where no asteroids are found is called the Kirkwood Gap. Asteroids are thought to be what caused the craters on many of the planets and the moons. An asteroid is a fragment of matter similar in composition to planets that orbits ...
... Asteroids are often called minor planets. The area near Jupiter where no asteroids are found is called the Kirkwood Gap. Asteroids are thought to be what caused the craters on many of the planets and the moons. An asteroid is a fragment of matter similar in composition to planets that orbits ...
powerpoint version
... retrograde orbit (east-to-west) inclined at 23o to Neptune’s equator. Nereid has a highly eccentric orbit. Perhaps Triton and Nereid were not associated with Neptune when they were formed and have since been “captured”. PHYS1142 ...
... retrograde orbit (east-to-west) inclined at 23o to Neptune’s equator. Nereid has a highly eccentric orbit. Perhaps Triton and Nereid were not associated with Neptune when they were formed and have since been “captured”. PHYS1142 ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... • increasing temperature at core slows contraction – Luminosity about 1000 times that of the sun – Duration ~ 1 million years – Temperature ~ 1 million K at core, 3,000 K at surface • Still too cool for nuclear fusion! ...
... • increasing temperature at core slows contraction – Luminosity about 1000 times that of the sun – Duration ~ 1 million years – Temperature ~ 1 million K at core, 3,000 K at surface • Still too cool for nuclear fusion! ...
Cannibal star? - NRC Publications Archive
... Scholars. The opinion was that “Betelgeuse” came from a French distortion of the Arabic “bit al jawza”, meaning “Shoulder of the giant, Orion”. A more correct pronunciation is “Bayteljurze”, which for some reason is written as “Betelgeux”. The star lies some 500 light years away, and looks as bright ...
... Scholars. The opinion was that “Betelgeuse” came from a French distortion of the Arabic “bit al jawza”, meaning “Shoulder of the giant, Orion”. A more correct pronunciation is “Bayteljurze”, which for some reason is written as “Betelgeux”. The star lies some 500 light years away, and looks as bright ...
Scale Model of the Solar System Answers
... Scale Model of the Solar System Answers Procedure: 3. There is much more empty space in our solar system than you may have realized. There is a huge difference in size between Terrestrial and Jovian planets. The Jovian planets are much more spread out than you may have realized. 4. 0 steps! In this ...
... Scale Model of the Solar System Answers Procedure: 3. There is much more empty space in our solar system than you may have realized. There is a huge difference in size between Terrestrial and Jovian planets. The Jovian planets are much more spread out than you may have realized. 4. 0 steps! In this ...
Instructions for
... A. The distance between the Sun and Earth is 400 times greater than the distance between the Moon and Earth. B. This galaxy cannot be our galaxy (the Milky Way) because we are able to see the entire galaxy. It is not possible to travel outside of our galaxy to obtain an image like this one. If you c ...
... A. The distance between the Sun and Earth is 400 times greater than the distance between the Moon and Earth. B. This galaxy cannot be our galaxy (the Milky Way) because we are able to see the entire galaxy. It is not possible to travel outside of our galaxy to obtain an image like this one. If you c ...
ppt
... H in its core. This requires a mass > 0.08 solar masses (2) Brown Dwarfs: These are objects which formed similar to stars, but not big enough to fuse H. They can burn deuterium (D). ...
... H in its core. This requires a mass > 0.08 solar masses (2) Brown Dwarfs: These are objects which formed similar to stars, but not big enough to fuse H. They can burn deuterium (D). ...
What makes day and night?
... The sun reflects onto the Earth. One side of Earth is dark and the other side is light. The sun shines onto the moon. The moon reflects onto the earth. Next the moon takes twenty- four hours to spin around one time. The sun is four – five billion kms away. The sun is a ball of gas. By Josh Alesci- B ...
... The sun reflects onto the Earth. One side of Earth is dark and the other side is light. The sun shines onto the moon. The moon reflects onto the earth. Next the moon takes twenty- four hours to spin around one time. The sun is four – five billion kms away. The sun is a ball of gas. By Josh Alesci- B ...
Lesson 4: Object`s Motion in the Sky
... The tendency of objects to keep doing what they are already doing. If an object is already in motion, it will stay in motion at that same speed and direction unless an outside force acts on it. This is called Newton’s first law of motion. ...
... The tendency of objects to keep doing what they are already doing. If an object is already in motion, it will stay in motion at that same speed and direction unless an outside force acts on it. This is called Newton’s first law of motion. ...
Astronomy Today 7th Edition Chaisson/McMillan
... 15.6 Properties of Exoplanets Planets orbiting within 0.1 AU of their stars are called “hot Jupiters”; they are not included in the previous figure but are numerous. Stars with composition like our Sun are much more likely to have planets, showing that the “dusty disk” theory is plausible. Some of ...
... 15.6 Properties of Exoplanets Planets orbiting within 0.1 AU of their stars are called “hot Jupiters”; they are not included in the previous figure but are numerous. Stars with composition like our Sun are much more likely to have planets, showing that the “dusty disk” theory is plausible. Some of ...
Kepler 452b:Potentially Earth like planet
... Kepler 452b is often called the earth’s older cousin because of it’s remarkable resemblance of the earth,Everything from the composition,planetary position,Temperature is very similar to that of the earth which makes life on Kepler 452b credible.The planet takes 385 Earth days to orbit its star, the ...
... Kepler 452b is often called the earth’s older cousin because of it’s remarkable resemblance of the earth,Everything from the composition,planetary position,Temperature is very similar to that of the earth which makes life on Kepler 452b credible.The planet takes 385 Earth days to orbit its star, the ...
Welcome to Mrs. G`s Aspiring Astronaut Training Lesson
... Alright Astronauts!! You are going into space! Are you ready? Visit ForgeFX - 3D Solar System ...
... Alright Astronauts!! You are going into space! Are you ready? Visit ForgeFX - 3D Solar System ...
Integrative Studies 410 Our Place in the Universe
... – Need at least 10 sunrises or sunsets; more is better – Measure time and azimuth (angle relative to North) – Note position of sunrise/sunset on horizon – Measure angle to that position relative to some fixed ...
... – Need at least 10 sunrises or sunsets; more is better – Measure time and azimuth (angle relative to North) – Note position of sunrise/sunset on horizon – Measure angle to that position relative to some fixed ...
Astrobiology notes for October 18th - 22nd
... core- the Moon is missing a lot of metal. Surveys of older Mars rock show that Mars used to generate one, but then the core cooled. It also has a core smaller than Mercury's. Venus rotates too slowly, with 243 days per rotation. It may never have generated a magnetic field, but there is no surface r ...
... core- the Moon is missing a lot of metal. Surveys of older Mars rock show that Mars used to generate one, but then the core cooled. It also has a core smaller than Mercury's. Venus rotates too slowly, with 243 days per rotation. It may never have generated a magnetic field, but there is no surface r ...
How Telescopes Changed our Universe
... In our own solar system, telescopes found planets our eyes could not see. Are there other planets outside of our solar system? ...
... In our own solar system, telescopes found planets our eyes could not see. Are there other planets outside of our solar system? ...
Methods Of Discovering Extra solar Planets.
... • This method is rarely used, by that the planet and the star must be aligned in the direction astronomers are looking at. • That is the only time astronomers used this method, but it is vital and can be used if ...
... • This method is rarely used, by that the planet and the star must be aligned in the direction astronomers are looking at. • That is the only time astronomers used this method, but it is vital and can be used if ...
Gravitation - Galileo and Einstein
... on top of it, does the small stone press on the large one? • His reply: One always feels the pressure upon his shoulders when he prevents the motion of a load resting upon him; but if one descends just as rapidly as the load would fall how can it press upon him? Do you not see that this would be the ...
... on top of it, does the small stone press on the large one? • His reply: One always feels the pressure upon his shoulders when he prevents the motion of a load resting upon him; but if one descends just as rapidly as the load would fall how can it press upon him? Do you not see that this would be the ...
Teachers Notes - Edinburgh International Science Festival
... recording the sun and moon at various times, I can describe their patterns of movement and changes over times. I can relate these to the length of day, a month and a year. SCN 2-06a: By observing and researching features of our solar system, I can use simple models to communicate my understanding of ...
... recording the sun and moon at various times, I can describe their patterns of movement and changes over times. I can relate these to the length of day, a month and a year. SCN 2-06a: By observing and researching features of our solar system, I can use simple models to communicate my understanding of ...
Study Island Copyright © 2012 Study Island
... Earth's Moon currently has a deep ocean of liquid water. There is no evidence of liquid water on Earth's Moon. There is evidence that the Moon had the same amount of liquid water as Mars in the past. ...
... Earth's Moon currently has a deep ocean of liquid water. There is no evidence of liquid water on Earth's Moon. There is evidence that the Moon had the same amount of liquid water as Mars in the past. ...
Formation and evolution of the Solar System
The formation of the Solar System began 4.6 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud. Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed.This widely accepted model, known as the nebular hypothesis, was first developed in the 18th century by Emanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, and Pierre-Simon Laplace. Its subsequent development has interwoven a variety of scientific disciplines including astronomy, physics, geology, and planetary science. Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s and the discovery of extrasolar planets in the 1990s, the model has been both challenged and refined to account for new observations.The Solar System has evolved considerably since its initial formation. Many moons have formed from circling discs of gas and dust around their parent planets, while other moons are thought to have formed independently and later been captured by their planets. Still others, such as the Moon, may be the result of giant collisions. Collisions between bodies have occurred continually up to the present day and have been central to the evolution of the Solar System. The positions of the planets often shifted due to gravitational interactions. This planetary migration is now thought to have been responsible for much of the Solar System's early evolution.In roughly 5 billion years, the Sun will cool and expand outward many times its current diameter (becoming a red giant), before casting off its outer layers as a planetary nebula and leaving behind a stellar remnant known as a white dwarf. In the far distant future, the gravity of passing stars will gradually reduce the Sun's retinue of planets. Some planets will be destroyed, others ejected into interstellar space. Ultimately, over the course of tens of billions of years, it is likely that the Sun will be left with none of the original bodies in orbit around it.